State Program Manager – South-South Zone at Evidence Action

Evidence Action’s mission is to fill the gap between what is effective in global health and development and what is implemented at scale. One of our flagship programs is the Deworm the World Initiative, which envisions a world where all at-risk children have improved health, increased access to education and better livelihoods potential as a result of being free of intestinal worms.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: State Program Manager – South-South Zone

Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers (Frequent trips to the other South-South States and occasional trips to Abuja and other domestic travel)

Objective

• The State Program Manager will drive high-quality technical support for school-based mass drug administration (MDA) for STH and schistosomiasis in the South-south zone.
• The manager will work closely with state government personnel to provide technical expertise and manage day-to-day collaboration for all states and support government entities at the LGA level as necessary. The State Program Manager will report to the Country Director, Evidence Action, Nigeria and work closely with the Deworm the World global team.
• The State Program Manager may also support analysis and pursuit of new opportunities for scale-up of school-based deworming in the country.
• This position is open to Nigerian Nationals or legal residents of Nigeria.

Responsibilities

• Cultivate and maintain strong working relationships with state-level government personnel, ensuring smooth coordination of all activities
• Drive development of program management tools including work plans, treatment strategy documents, and operational guidelines
• Leverage program management tools and maintain close attention to detail to ensure that timelines are adhered to and all milestones such as trainings, meetings, and distribution of materials are completed on time
• Provide technical input and evidence-based recommendations for program planning (i.e., strategy documents for specific program components, such as monitoring or coverage validation) and for decision-making during implementation (i.e., troubleshooting supply chain delays or responding to public misperceptions about deworming)
• Engage in outcome-oriented capacity-building efforts with state ministries of health and education in areas such as budgeting, work planning, drug forecasting, and monitoring
• Collaborate with Evidence Action’s global Deworm the World staff to incorporate other programs’ learnings and expertise into the delivery of South-south zonal programs
• Represent Evidence Action in meetings and communications at the state level, and be accountable for state-level relationship management with all relevant partners
• Ensure technical support to the state government is in line with Deworm the World’s theory of change and technical support model, and adhere to Evidence Action’s mission and brand through all communications
• Other technical support as necessary for high-quality implementation of school-based deworming

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree in a relevant field is preferred
• Proven experience in a program management role, preferably for 5+ years
• Demonstrated success in managing relationships with partners and collaborating effectively with diverse partners
• Strong English communication skills, both written and verbal
• Attention to detail coupled with an ability to visualize the “big picture”
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint), Google Documents, and other common computer programs; familiarity with Box, Asana, and Slack would be a bonus!
• Strong work ethic and a sense of humour.

Terms

• The term of this position is 2 years, with the potential for extension based on performance and according to program needs. The manager will be based in Port-Harcourt, Rivers State and will report to Evidence Action’s Country Director.
• The manager will work very closely with government staff and other partners within the states, and will collaborate with Deworm the World teams based in Kenya, India, Ethiopia, Vietnam, and the US. Travel within Nigeria will be required in accordance with program needs.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.